The History of Silk ~ Documentary ~ Ancient China

[@ianmcdougall1654]

Informative and entertaining doesn’t begin to describe this historian . His enthusiasm for his subject - whatever it is! Is infectious! Thank you again👍

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

Ian Mcdougall definitely check out his other works! Phenomenal!

[@srt.sinica]

Thanks a million Ian. Very much appreciated.

[@DanWotanBarrett]

Thanks again, for all your efforts - and for all of your passion. You're one hell of a dude, Nick.

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

wotan barrett I appreciate that! Thank you for supporting the channel!!

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Chinese history is so vast, I’ve never been sure how to start learning some, I will check out the podcast. I only have had an overview of some of the more famous imperial dynasties, and want to learn so much more about this fascinating place.

[@AncientBert]

Thanks so much for this great content you've been posting. I enjoy these talks very much and find them quite stimulating.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Your channel is a always pleasure, but combining two of my loves, silk and history, is extra-fantastic, thanks, Nick.

[@Jade-sc7ne]

So, I just bought myself a 100% real silk mulberry pillowcase and I absolutely love it! It is the king of all fabrics and I feel like a queen having the silk pillowcase next to my face. It feels so soft, silky and luxurious and I can understand why it was so sought after by the nobles.

[@MagdaleneDivine]

I was looking for silk road part 2, then I saw you basically covered the entire history of humans literally. I did not know where to start.

[@jonahjayverdon]

I love this. Very good narrator.

[@macnutz4206]

Great stuff. One really should check out the Teacup media site, linked in the description. I know almost nothing about historical China. This pod site is a very good educational resource. There is a lot of content from every era. Laszlo is very easy to listen to. I don't even mind his tendency to follow side roads that occur to him while he is lecturing.

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

Macnutz420 couldn’t agree with you more!

[@macnutz4206]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 I found teacup media via this channel. It has been a great find. It is proving to be an easy and enjoyable way to approach something that I am so ignorant of.

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

Macnutz420 same here!! I am learning more about the subject as well!!

[@ChinaHistoryPodcast]

Thanks a bunch.....I just can't stop myself sometimes.....sometimes I wander off on tangents and then I forget the whole point of what the tangent was all about.....So trust me when I say, you've been spared most of them. If wandering off on tangents is a sign of genius, I'm DaVinci, Hawking and Einstein combined. I appreciate your patience....Thank you so much for listening.

[@macnutz4206]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 It is a rather large subject. :)

[@nickedani]

Wow! I loved it! It is fascinating! Shout out to Brazil! 5th place on the production out of Asia! Thanks for the amazing content and rich description! I have to say also the comparison with the Western world dates are incredibly helpful!

[@hadesolympus6069]

very much informative. appreciated this

[@АлексейЛукашов-т7г]

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[@featherinthewind333]

brilliant video

[@lisadauphin455]

Thank you, very interesting and useful!

[@kongwong5255]

Simply good!

[@kevinhayes6933]

So far they have found 9 Han tombs ,with the silks in perfect condition. Archaeologists say the Han silks are the most colourful of all the dynasty's

[@lumikkihusu7259]

The reason why Europeans couldn't make porcelain (that is: very thin pottery) is that they didn't have a suitable clay for it. Not that they didn't have the know-how. In the 18th century global trade had created a demand for it, and only then did the British start making cups with ground-up animal bone added to the clay. Technically they could've powdered bone before the industrial era, but I still shudder to think how many workers fell ill and died due to inhaling that dust.

[@LuisAldamiz]

Great podcast, I must say.

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

Luis Aldamiz definitely check out his other stuff! So good.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 - I will.

[@RobD2000]

I like this guy/narrator! 👍

[@srt.sinica]

Thanks Robby D. My Chicago accent is a little strong though. Glad you like it. Over 230 episodes available at Teacup.media

[@lumikkihusu7259]

A very good technical explanation of silk cultivation and production. You've been concentrating more on peoples and cultures, but would you consider doing similars overviews of other important trade materials and techniques? For example dye stuffs (saffron hasn't been covered as much as indigo or madder) and paint pigments (such as lapis lazuli)? Or even alum and other mordanting salts? Glazing pottery would also be an interesting topic, and so would the fulling of wool fabric (not limited to 13th century mechanization).

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I’ve always wondered how silks were packaged and protected on the long Silk Road, does anyone know? I suppose it was on rolls, then covered with less-expensive cloth, but how were the packages made waterproof?

[@fairwitness7473]

Gasp! You are my spirit animal! I envision you as a centaur because you have such great knowledge; you carry me away to fantastic lands and people! (Metaphorically of course) Most humbly, Your newest student's

[@xkguy]

Mitchner did a book on Japanese paper. In addition to inventing the historical novel, he was an expert on many items specific to Japanese culture.

[@aditarog2926]

Hello, can you make a video about the history of parchment please?

[@lonewulf44]

Very happy I stumbled into this status and channel. Very good, only complaint is the annoying use of CE/BCE .. as it's never ceases to sound pretentious it's distracting. I hate the pointless change ... Thanks for the content regardless.

[@lucev7497]

I wonder if you realize the sounds aren’t very good? Anything you can do about it?

[@bobbarker8732]

Find something on alcibiades please these people need to know

[@mrmarmellow555]

TEA ist Life! !!)

[@Lance0714]

Silk was Mongolian secret weapons armor

[@manitheman0806]

Nick...do a show on Sicily

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

I’ll see what I can do!!

[@MagdaleneDivine]

In fact I'm probably going to stop listening to tarot card readings completely and watch your podcasts instead while I color. Yeah Tom follow me now.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

No wonder silk fabric is so expensive.

[@Lance0714]

From a Labor equity point of view please

[@MagdaleneDivine]

Let's see "Tim" or "Tom" my stalker appreciate this. Cause I swear I hate that guy.

[@Ovarian_invasion]

Silk, tea, porcelain and...... opium

[@Ovarian_invasion]

They didn't fight wars over porcelain.

[@koksalceylan3934]

Your voise and dialect is annoying!. But very interesting topic.

[@_EVANERV_]

Here is how I think the discovery of silk may have actually happened: Likely after a flood of the yellow river, which happens quite often in history. The survivors of the flood were looking for unconventional sources of food. They may have tried to boil the cocoons in order to turn them into food. That process of boiling the cocoons for food then led to the accidental discovery of silk production.

[@aym_gei9708]

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